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ATKINS v. LEE

1900895, 1900896.

603 So.2d 937 (1992)

Dr. Colby ATKINS v. Charles LEE and Glendon T. Lee. The CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF ALABAMA v. Charles LEE and Glendon T. Lee.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

August 7, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Kendrick of Norman, Fitzpatrick, Wood, Williams & Parker, Birmingham, for appellant Dr. Colby Atkins.

Mark W. Lee and Jasper P. Juliano of Parsons, Lee & Juliano, P.C., Birmingham, for appellant The Children's Hosp. of Alabama.

G. Daniel Evans, Birmingham, and Peter F. Burns, Mobile, for appellees Charles Lee and Glendon T. Lee.

HORNSBY, Chief Justice.

Dr. Colby Atkins and Children's Hospital of Alabama ("the Hospital") appeal from a judgment entered on a jury verdict awarding the plaintiffs, Charles and Glendon Lee, $6,875,000 in an action alleging the wrongful death of their four-year-old son, Charles Lee, Jr. We affirm.

On July 21, 1985, Charles Lee, Jr., was admitted to the Hospital for treatment of first-degree to third-degree burns covering 40% to 50% of his body, which he had...

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